Account Director, Client Experience

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Account Director, Client Experience

We Are Seeking:

We’re looking for a passionate, dynamic, and earned-savvy Account Director to join our team, focusing on food and beverage brands. This role will center on crafting and executing high-impact, earned-driven integrated activations that blend brand storytelling with the power of food culture. You will lead work tied to emerging and legacy brands, bringing bold, creative ideas, all while managing high-profile client relationships and collaborations across teams and agencies.

You’ll be responsible for spearheading creative, award-worthy campaigns that resonate with key audiences, ensuring our clients capture cultural relevance and media attention. Your remit includes client strategy, operations, and activation oversight, with opportunities to leverage celebrity / influencer endorsements and marquee events. The right candidate will play a major role in talent development and building team culture.

Additional responsibilities include aligning programs and experiences with client goals, allocating agency resources to match budgets, managing a variety of work streams, providing strategic counsel to teams, and ensuring timely delivery of remarkable work. You will also be instrumental in developing new business opportunities, media relations strategies, analytics insights, and creative storytelling concepts. Ideally, you bring prior experience in PR, food and beverage and lifestyle industries.

What We Are Looking For:

• Ability to turn dynamic in-culture ideas into actionable, high-impact campaigns
• Capacity to lead and inspire account teams while owning key projects
• Skilled in conflict resolution and the ability to manage high-pressure environments with grace
• Expertise in motivating and mobilizing teams to meet deadlines and exceed expectations
• Strong leadership skills combined with a collaborative mindset and ability to work independently or as part of an integrated team
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Financial acumen to manage budgets and allocate resources effectively
• Proven ability to successfully manage complex, multi-dimensional projects within set parameters and deadlines
• Reliable judgment when working with clients, stakeholders, and vendors
• Genuine passion for food and beverage space, with an ability to anticipate both client and team needs in this fast-paced, ever-evolving space
• Acute attention to detail in ensuring quality, relevance, and creativity in all work delivered
• Confidence instilled in clients, colleagues, and collaborators that drives trust and excitement

Basic Qualifications:

• 6-8+ years of experience in a PR or Communications role, preferably with a large focus on food and beverage marketing/PR
• Demonstrated expertise in Integrated Media Strategy and Media Relations,
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Business Management, or a related field
• Proven experience working on large-scale activations, sponsorships, or campaigns that integrate earned, owned, and paid media strategies
• A deep understanding of the media landscape, and cultural trends within the industry

If you’re passionate about leveraging the intersection of media, and culture to tell compelling brand stories, we’d love to hear from you!

$119,000 - $160,000

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